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Flash Floods, Landslides Kill 25, Close Highway in India

7/22/2026

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Flash floods, landslides killed at least 25 people on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland and Uttarakhand.
The Jammu-Srinagar highway closed after mudslides and pilgrimages to Kedarnath, Amarnath and Vaishno Devi were suspended.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah cut short a Delhi trip while Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha ordered aid for victims.
The India Meteorological Department forecast rain for Assam, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday and July 23.

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Flash floods, landslides killed at least 25 people on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland and Uttarakhand.
The Jammu-Srinagar highway closed after mudslides and pilgrimages to Kedarnath, Amarnath and Vaishno Devi were suspended.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah cut short a Delhi trip while Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha ordered aid for victims.
The India Meteorological Department forecast rain for Assam, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday and July 23.